Man found injured after swimming to shore near Z bridge, Saginaw MI


A man was found injured after swimming to shore near the Z bridge. He was lying by the rocks with blood on his face and a possible right arm injury. He was conscious and alive when first responders arrived. Rescue units accessed the area from the west side of the river near Westervelt.
Audio|Source: Saginaw EMS, Fire, Police
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Transcript:
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It's a heavyset male.
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He just swam to the shore and is laying by the rocks under the bridge, 576.
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Okay, copy.
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I can, uh,
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get on travel away.
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I just get to turn around here on the Z bridge.
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Pretty well forty two in a cone and you can see the bridge.
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Slide 776, can you let the rescue unit know that there is a lockbox underneath the bridge and entrance to entrance to MDOT that will be right there for the open up the gate? And I have the vehicle in front of me.
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It's going to be Edward Boy,
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Queen 4855.
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F.O.A.M.O.A.M.
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They're saying he's on the Zawakey side of the bridge.
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Should be the west side.
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Westervelt.
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Copy off of Westervelt.
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Wattel want for responding personnel that gate is open.
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Units responding to the Z bridge, the gate is open.
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Access off of Westervelt on the west side of the river.
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He said, no, he's got some black coming from his face, though.
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Copy. Units can slow it down, but he has blood from his face.
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Three-two-three you can make it a give attention.
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Okay.
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Yeah, I have one of the dive members up here that's working for M-Dives.
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We do, we did confirm that he is live.
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Okay,
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for his greetings.
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He's on the west side of the river off of Westerville.
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Out of the block.
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He is alive.
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He's conscious from walking him up.
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He's complaining him right arm injury.
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Saginaw, MI
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